Donaire-Montiel: Fernando will neutralize Nonito’s height and reach
January 16th, 2011
By Dave Lahr: Much has been made of Nonito Donaire’s slight height and reach advantage he’ll have in his fight against WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KO’s) on February 19th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Donaire, 5’6″, will have a two inch height advantage of Montiel and an inch and half reach advantage.
Unfortunately, Arum has kept Donaire in limbo for three years without putting him in with a tough opponent since he defeated Vic Darchinyan in 2007. Now Donaire is going from facing weak opponents to facing the best fighter in the bantamweight division in Montiel. I see this as huge mistake by Arum to put Donaire in with an advanced fighter like Montiel instead of putting him in with a preliminary fighter like Abner Mares, Yonnhy Perez or Anselmo Moreno.
This is going to be a slaughter because of Arum’s poor match-making for Donaire. He just doesn’t have the tools to handle the power that Montiel has in both fists. This is why I see Donaire running like the wind to keep away from Montiel. It’s going to be ugly with all the running that Donaire will be doing in this fight.
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This isn’t good. Lahr says my guy’s gonna win. That means he’s gonna lose.
I have a new Theory the shorter man wins. yes thats it anytime you have a shorter man pick ther shorter. I have done pretty good with Manny so I do the same in this fight. Montiel KOs donaire
sorry bob there is nothing you can do right. you match up manny with mosely you get criticized because they say mosely is not worthy. now you match up donaire against a champion and you get criticized for that too. it’s really hard when you’re on top bob and i might say rich and powerful. do i sense envy here as the culprit.
I Agree. Nonito’s reach is gonna tear up Montiel.
Deinonychus says:
January 16, 2011 at 10:24 pm
I would be really suprised if Montiel won. I saw the Hasegawa bout and I wasnt impressed by him. Hasegawa was outboxing him just before ko. He just got a little bit too full of himself and got careless.
Nonito is faster, has the reach advantage, is a better boxer, dont know about power, but Donaire is pretty powerful himself.
MONTIEL VS HASEGAWA WAS LIKE MARTINEZ VS WILLIAMS: JUST AN UNFORTUNATE EVENT (BIGH LUCKY PUNCH) FORGET ABOUT MONTIEL VS HASEGAWA , I ONLY LOOK AT DARCHINIAN VS DONAIRE AND MONTIEL VS DARCHINIAN . LOOK AT THESE TWO FIGHT TO GET THE RESULT OF THE DONAIR VS MONTIEL FIGHT. MONTIEL HAS THE SAME CHANCE ON BEATING DONAIRE THAT PACQUIAO BEATING KELLY PAVLIK.
The Midget will win this fight. Midgets are Amazing!
Montial going destroy that fool
Here you go again Dave Lahr you’re on the losing side. Experts have Donaire favorite to win against your stupid predictions. You’re so ignorant that you don’t what you writing about. You should hang yourself if Nonito wins..
“Btw do you have something against that area of the world?”
I think naaah.
Anyway, that Hasegawa just did the right thing. But unfortunately he’s got a glass jaw. To Montiel’s credit, he is really a skilled fighter. But, Nonito is as intelligent too if not more. I think, power wise, Nonito can pack more and has better timing.
I would be really suprised if Montiel won. I saw the Hasegawa bout and I wasnt impressed by him. Hasegawa was outboxing him just before ko. He just got a little bit too full of himself and got careless.
Nonito is faster, has the reach advantage, is a better boxer, dont know about power, but Donaire is pretty powerful himself.
Sorry Lahr, but this one goes for the filipino.
Btw do you have something against that area of the world?
@Slim, take it easy. We need more threads like this to pump our adrenalin up once in a while.
If Nonito wins, will you kill yourself?